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San Antonio Museum of Art, The Robert K. Winn Collection.
Stamp
San Antonio Museum of Art, The Robert K. Winn Collection.
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Stamp

Artist Unknown
DepartmentLatin American Art
CultureAztec
Dateca. A.D. 1200-1550
MediumEarthenware
Dimensionslength: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
width: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
depth: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, The Robert K. Winn Collection
Object number85.1.434
Geography
Place madeMexico
General regionNorth and Central America
DescriptionMold-made earthenware stamp in the shape of a rectangle. Motifs on the stamp are geometric. Stamp is broken on one end meaning that it lacks the entire geometric motif.Label TextStamps such as this were made by pressing clay into a mold. This allowed for many similar stamps to be made. This stamp might have been used with paint or dye to decorate cloth or the human body. The geometric motifs that make up this stamp mirror those painted on earthenware vessels. (Bernadette Cap, 2022)Provenancewith Robert K. Winn (d. 1979), San Antonio, TX, by 1973; by inheritance to the Steves Foundation (Mrs. Marshall Steves)/San Antonio Folk Art Museum, 1979; by donation to the San Antonio Museum Association, 1985; by transfer to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 1994
Not on view
Collections
San Antonio Museum of Art, the Robert K. Winn Collection.
Stamp
Unknown
Culture: Aztec
ca. A.D. 1200-1550
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San Antonio Museum of Art, The Robert K. Winn Collection.
Stamp
Unknown
Culture: Aztec
ca. A.D. 1200-1550
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Bread Stamp
Culture: Spanish
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Bread Stamp
Culture: Spanish
1807
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ca. 6500-3800 B.C.
Museum Purchase: Stark-Willson Collection
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ca. 1279-1213 B.C.
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Male Figure
Unknown
Culture: Nayarit
ca. 200 B.C.-A.D. 300
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Mr. Tracy Watson in memory of Eleanor Watson.
Loom Weight
Culture: Greek
5th-4th century B.C.
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Head with Tears
Unknown
ca. A.D. 500
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